• Quilt Market: My Best Discovery

    I saw so, so much to love at Quilt Market: fabulous new cotton prints, new patterns, new people.  It really was a great chance to connect with other folks in the…

  • Quilt Market Recovery

    Y’all, Quilt Market was a blast.  This was only my second trip–I went in Spring 2009 in Pittsburgh, but that fall was our famous flood and this past spring our baby…

  • Running Through My Mind

    These are the thoughts I’ve had in the past 45 minutes: I wonder what I should wear to my Schoolhouse presentation at Quilt Market on Friday?  Do grey slacks say “office…

  • As Per Your Request(s)

    Y’all were right: a sweet, girly dress was the way to go.  If I’d had time, I would have taken more advice and mixed it up with some funky fabrics and…

  • Appealing for your Assistance!

    So, I bought this truly fantastic Alexander Henry print for my second child, four years old, and planned to make a pinafore for her to wear this coming week as we…

  • Happy Birthday, Mom!

    To the woman who birthed me and raised me and taught me to sew, and who is prouder of me than I could be of myself, who takes photos at every…

  • Search for the Perfect Dress Form

    As any woman who has ever had a baby can tell you, our bodies are not rubber bands, and they don’t bounce back right away. It’s almost funny (almost) how many…

  • Crafty Business Basics E-Course is Coming Up!

    Looking to start or grow your sewing into a crafty business empire?  Maybe 2010 has been the beginning for you, or maybe 2011 has your name written all over it.  I…

  • Quilt Cemetery

    My husband and I went out to eat recently with some Twitter and blog friends, one of whom is a noted ghost hunter. She mentioned wanting to visit her grandfather’s grave…